Blake Lively at World Cup final after Taylor Swift wedding snub

Actress Blake Lively made a public appearance at the 2026 FIFA World Cup final in New Jersey, attending the match between Spain and Argentina at MetLife Stadium on July 19. She posted a selfie on Instagram Stories showing herself smiling with friends Kendall Glazer, Libby Glazer and longtime companion Emma Gray; her husband Ryan Reynolds was not in the photo. The outing came just days after Lively was noticeably absent from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s high‑profile wedding at Madison Square Garden, an exclusion that has been widely reported as the end of a long‑standing friendship. The rift originated in a legal dispute Lively filed against director Justin Baldoni over alleged harassment on the set of “It Ends With Us.” The parties reached a settlement in May, but Baldoni continues to contest Lively’s request for roughly $8 million in attorney fees. Media sources quoted Lively as “sad and very upset” about the wedding snub, while noting that Swift had previously served as godmother to Lively’s daughters.